Show Better Logs Jj oars I From Front Thick hick Stands The quality of ti is cr very large large- largely largely I ly determined b by bylow low ow close together the trees are say the United St Stakes St- St es Department ofa of J a Agriculture In a aI dense stand of ti there is con con- considerable considerable con considerable I on for sunlight mong a-mong a- a among among mong the al trees with the result that the on s in crowed stands I are usually taller than those in un- un un crowded stands o 0 the same age I When trees arc me C crowded ci so that sun sun- sunlight sunlight sun sunlight light does not rca rea 1 i the lower branches branches branch- branch es es these soon die become brittle md and fall off or ai at 1 a off by the wind snow or ot of oti er cr agencies Trees growing under su sue i t conditions produce logs of good mood len ion th with gradually tapering diameter and having rela- rela relatively relatively rela relatively few knots The TIle trees in th the farm woods should be so crowded tha that the crown or top of each tree may be bo n contact with that of its neighbor crowded stand of trees produces not only a larger num- num num number ber her but also a gr ater proportion of high quality saw le 10 Ic S 'S s than an ed stand of an eat eqi i al tl area This is of vital importance because the prIce of logs of first qu qun ity is usually from one and one-half one t tc two times as much muchas muchas muchas as that paid for I 1 li gs s s of poor quality |